Sutra 27

Devanagari script

सर्वस्नेहधान्यक्षारलवणगन्धभैषज्यशुष्कशाकयवसवल्लूरतृणकाष्ठलोहचर्माङ्गारस्नायुविषविषाणवेणुवल्कलसारदारुप्रहरणावरणाश्मनिचयाननेकवर्षोपभोगसहान् कारयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.४.२७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvasnehadhānyakṣāralavaṇagandhabhaiṣajyaśuṣkaśākayavasavallūratṛṇakāṣṭhalohacarmāṅgārasnāyuviṣaviṣāṇaveṇuvalkalasāradārupraharaṇāvaraṇāśmanicayānanekavarṣopabhogasahān kārayet

Translation

He should have made and maintained stockpiles—fit for use over many years—of all oils and fats, grains, alkalis, salt, perfumes/aromatics, medicines, dried vegetables, barley, fodder, grass, wood, metals, leather, charcoal, sinews, poisons, horns, bamboo, bark-fibre, resin/essences, timber, weapons, protective gear, and stone reserves.

Word by Word

• सर्व: all, every kind of
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: सर्व (sarva)
• Form: compound-member; indeclinable-like pronominal adjective; qualifies the following list as 'all kinds of'

• स्नेह: oils/fats (unctuous substances)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: compound-member; masculine; denotes oils/fats (unctuous substances)

• धान्य: grain, cereals
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य
• Form: compound-member; neuter; grains/cereals

• क्षार: alkali
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार
• Form: compound-member; masculine; alkali/saltpeter-like alkaline substances

• लवण: salt
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण
• Form: compound-member; neuter; salt

• गन्ध: fragrance, perfume, aromatics
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: compound-member; masculine; perfumes/aromatics

• भैषज्य: medicine, drugs
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैषज्य
• Form: compound-member; neuter; medicines/drugs

• शुष्क: dry, dried
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क
• Form: compound-member; adjective qualifying शाक etc.; 'dried'

• शाक: vegetables/greens
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक
• Form: compound-member; neuter; vegetables/greens

• यवस: fodder, grass
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवस
• Form: compound-member; neuter; fodder/grass (for cattle)

• वल्लूर: dried meat
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लूर
• Form: compound-member; neuter; dried meat (jerked meat)

• तृण: grass, straw
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण
• Form: compound-member; neuter; grass/straw

• काष्ठ: wood, timber
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ
• Form: compound-member; neuter; wood/timber

• लोह: metal, iron
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह
• Form: compound-member; neuter; metal/iron

• चर्म: hide, leather
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्म
• Form: compound-member; neuter; hide/leather

• अङ्गार: charcoal, embers
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गार
• Form: compound-member; masculine; charcoal/embers

• स्नायु: sinew, tendon (cord material)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नायु
• Form: compound-member; masculine; sinew/cord material

• विष: poison
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष
• Form: compound-member; neuter; poison

• विषाण: horn
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाण
• Form: compound-member; neuter; horn

• वेणु: bamboo
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु
• Form: compound-member; masculine; bamboo/cane

• वल्कल: bark (fibre), bark-cloth material
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्कल
• Form: compound-member; neuter; bark/fibrous bark-cloth

• सार: essence, extract, heartwood
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार
• Form: compound-member; masculine; essence/heartwood/extract (contextual)

• दारु: wood, log
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारु
• Form: compound-member; neuter; wood/timber (esp. logs/firewood)

• प्रहरण: weapon
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहरण
• Form: compound-member; neuter; weapon/implement for striking

• आवरण: covering, protective gear
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण
• Form: compound-member; neuter; covering/protective gear

• अश्म: stone
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्मन्/अश्म
• Form: compound-member; masculine; stone

• निचयान्: stockpiles, stores, accumulations
• Type: Noun
• Root: निचय
• Form: masculine; accusative plural; object of कारयेत्; 'stocks/collections/accumulations'

• अनेक: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक
• Form: compound-member; 'many'

• वर्ष: year
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: compound-member; neuter; 'year'

• उपभोग: use, consumption
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपभोग
• Form: compound-member; masculine; 'use/consumption/enjoyment'

• सहान्: able to last/endure (sufficient for)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (adj.)
• Form: masculine; accusative plural; qualifies निचयान्; 'capable of withstanding (being sufficient for) many years of consumption'

• कारयेत्: should cause to be made; should have (them) prepared/maintained
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (कारयति)
• Form: causative; optative/vidhiliṅ; 3rd person singular; parasmaipada; 'should cause to be made/should have made'

Entities Mentioned

• grains
• salt
• medicines
• fodder
• metals
• weapons
• protective gear
• stone stockpiles

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FAQs

What kind of state capacity is implied by these stockpiles?

A warehousing and procurement system capable of long-term storage, rotation, quality control, and rapid distribution for famine, siege, or mobilization.

Why include both civilian and military materials in one list?

Because the same logistics backbone supports everyday governance and wartime survival; integrated provisioning reduces vulnerability during shocks.